i know it's a little bit early, but i believe Hamilton's consistency will make him the youngest f1 champion. i think so because the rest of the important points are divided between Alonso, Massa and Räikkönen and they can't match the pace of Lewis.

hamiltons driving style is suited to these tyres. brundle said that when the drivers crank the steering with these tyres the car just goes straight. alonso relied on those front tyres all threw his renault days

Lots of things are pro-Hamilton in McLaren, which most other drivers never get when they join F1... He had one up on most of the drivers (bar test drivers being promoted and drivers staying in a Bridgestone car e.g. Felipe)...

Alonso and the cars changing to Bridgestone had to get used to and work around tyre changes...

Alonso and Kimi most notably had to get used to a new car which they had both drove against...

Alonso and Kimi again had to get used to teams that are going to be biased (even in the slightest) to their teammates, Felipe already being with Ferrari and Hamilton being hand raised by McLaren and being the new British talent...

Jenson, Rubens, Ralf, Jarno, Fisico and Heikki are in cars that at the beginning of the year went backwards, all are recovering from lack of performance...

Heikki and Adrian are suffering from Rookie year in bad cars when Hamilton is in probably the fastest car there is (and sorry I don't believe Hamilton would be half as good take away McLaren and I don't think he would have been good ANYWHERE)...

A lot of drivers are under pressure, not because Lewis is driving well but because he started in a McLaren and is doing the job a McLaren is meant to do... Most of the other drivers have had SOMETHING that they have had to drive against, two of the biggest names in the Sport are joining new teams, most are changing tyres, some are in cars that SHOULD have been brilliant at one time and have gone backwards (Honda and Toyota) and some are just getting ignored until something bad happens and then they compare it to the brilliance of McLaren...

I don't know why I wrote this here but I wanted people to know a little more of why I can't stand Hamilton...

Well Dark_Fisico, just remember his GP2 years. You may not have heard lots about it or seen it, been educated about it. All the cars were the same, there is no advantage in different cars, and Lewis was amazing, For example in Istambul, Lewis made a mistake on the 1st lap dropped him down to around 20th. He then made his way back through the field to take second place. It was an amazing drive, and it wasn't down to the car, it was down to him, and his skill.

So sure the other rookies are not doing so well because they are in bad cars, but I still believe Hamilton has exceptional skill.

I know about his GP2 year, but I though I'm probably in a minority think that it wasn't any better then Nicos... Or Heikki, or Nelson, or Timo Glock from this season, or Bruno... Though as I said I'm probably in a minority there...

I must say that his talent was clearly shown, even from the first onboard lap I saw. Although all of us here are not pros, I do believe he has a great driving style, and it's remarkeable that's only his starting point in F1. Who knows where he would be 5 years from now.

I also like his mental approach, he looks very strong in this area. I'm a Michael Schumacher fan, and now after he's gone, and after I got my impression on Hamilton, I would love seeing him winining the championship (not mentioning as a rookie ).

The question is not only will he win the championship, but also will he be able to hang on to it, and make sure his car is the best all the time, constantly, like Schumacher did. If he wants to be a complete driver, that's what he have to do.